I'm doing 29 things
No. 13 Compassion
5 months ago
... for the unbearable suffering of mankind
Ella Chou's Life List
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1. identify the principles of my life and live by them
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2. Daily: help someone without asking for anything in return
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3. Daily: reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
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4. Daily: go to bed before 12 PM and get up before 7 AM
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5. Daily: exercise for at least half an hour
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6. ~~~~~~~~~ {{ LONG-TERM }} ~~~~~~~~~
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7. do humanitarian aid work in Afghanistan
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8. work towards a peaceful Pakistan
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9. learn Japanese
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10. organize my classical music collection
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11. compose music
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12. learn to play the piano
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13. design an architecture
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14. participate in the making of a documentary
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15. read The Eclogues in Latin
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16. go to Antarctica
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17. ~~~~~~~~~ {{ FOR FUN }} ~~~~~~~~~
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18. spend New Year's Eve in Times Square
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19. attend Das Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker in the Großer Saal
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20. see the northern lights
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21. Skydive
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22. experience a white christmas
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23. prank-call C-SPAN
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24. see The Daily Show live
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25. see Saturday Night Live live
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26. get completely soaked in the rain
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27. sleep under the stars
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28. Send a message in a bottle
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29. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
9 entries . 8 cheers7,151 people
How I did it
It made me
calm 
How I did it: it takes a real big mistake to force me to reread my email each time! but I think I have cultivated this awareness now.1. no long emails2. speak only one thing in an email; if more need to be discussed, number them3. always proofread emails sent to my boss and professors4. to save time, don't need to proofread emails to friends and family.... sorry, but they'll understand:) Read how I did it…
It made me
happy
How I did it: first, be sincerely grateful to someone for their help then, set out to pick a thank you card or just write a note third, slip the card to their mailbox or mail to them! Read how I did it…
It made me
more mature
How I did it: I remember when I was in middle school and read articles like "100 things to do before you die" or "100 things to do before you turn 20". On the "before you turn 20" article, it says, "go to New York and leave, so that you'll learn how to let go." ---- it stuck with me.So exactly 3 months before I turned to twenty, I went to New York as an excursion to my Harvard trip. Loved it! Immediately I felt I belong there. Loved central park, Philh… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
May 29
5 months ago
1. help from my friend, vice consul of U.S. Embassy
2. encouragement from a human rights lawyer I deeply admire
3. Twitter
4. Vivaldi
5. Billy Holiday
May 28
6 months ago
1. China’s Poet’s Day (aka dragonboat festival, or rice dumpling day!)
2. the realizations that real friends will always be with me
3. mom is always trying to help me
4. those who have helped me in the past will always continue to help and support me
5. it rained, FINALLY!
